D Melodic Minor (Classical) Mandolin Scale, Chords & Progressions

The D Melodic Minor (Classical) scale on mandolin: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: D E F G A B C#

Notes coming down: D C Bb A G F E

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scales

Scale shapes

4NPS - Fourth Position

E|--0---1---3---5-|
A|--0---2---4---5-|
D|--0---2---3---5-|
G|--0---2---4---6-|

Coming down

E|--0---1---3---5-|
A|--0---1---3---5-|
D|--0---2---3---5-|
G|--0---2---3---5-|

4NPS - Fifth Position

E|--1---3---5---7-|
A|--2---4---5---7-|
D|--2---3---5---7-|
G|--2---4---6---7-|

Coming down

E|--1---3---5---6-|
A|--1---3---5---7-|
D|--2---3---5---7-|
G|--2---3---5---7-|

4NPS - Sixth Position

E|--3---5---7---9-|
A|--4---5---7---8-|
D|--3---5---7---9-|
G|--4---6---7---9-|

Coming down

E|--3---5---6---8-|
A|--3---5---7---8-|
D|--3---5---7---8-|
G|--5---7---9-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`2 0 0 1`
I	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 5`
I	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 10`
I	Dm	D F A	`10 7 8 10`
II	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0`
II	Em	E G B	`4 2 2 3`
II	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 3`
II	Em	E G B	`9 9 10 7`
III	Faug	F A C#	`2 3 4 1`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x x 4 1`
III	Faug	F A C#	`2 3 4 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x 3 4 x`
IV	G	G B D	`0 0 2 3`
IV	G	G B D	`4 5 5 3`
IV	G	G B D	`4 0 2 3`
IV	G	G B D	`7 5 2 3`
V	A	A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
V	A	A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
V	A	A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
V	A	A C# E	`9 7 4 5`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`7 9 8 7`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`10 9 5 7`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`9 11 10 9`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`12 11 7 9`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x 0 4 1`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`2 0 4 1`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`2 0 4 x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`2 3 4 1`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 2 3`
II	Em7	E G B D	`4 0 2 3`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 5 3`
II	Em7	E G B D	`4 5 5 3`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`9 7 7 9`
IV	G7	G B D F	`0 0 2 1`
IV	G7	G B D F	`0 3 2 1`
IV	G7	G B D F	`0 3 2 3`
IV	G7	G B D F	`7 5 8 7`
V	A7	A C# E G	`2 2 0 3`
V	A7	A C# E G	`2 2 4 3`
V	A7	A C# E G	`2 5 4 3`
V	A7	A C# E G	`2 5 4 5`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`7 7 8 5`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`7 7 8 10`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`9 9 10 7`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`9 9 10 12`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 0 0 0`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 2 0 1`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 3 0 0`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 0 4 0`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 5 8 7`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`7 5 8 7`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 7 10 9`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`9 7 10 9`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 0 x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 0 1`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x 0 0 1`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`2 0 2 1`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 2 x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`2 2 2 x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`2 2 2 3`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x 2 2 3`
VI	Bm9b5	B D F A C#	`x 11 14 13`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 0 2 0`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 0 2 x`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 0 2 0`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 0 2 3`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`x 0 0 1`
I	Dm	D F A	`2 3 5 x`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 3 5 5`
I	Dm	D F A	`7 3 0 x`
II	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 x`
II	Em	E G B	`x 2 2 3`
II	Em	E G B	`x 5 2 0`
II	Em	E G B	`4 5 7 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`2 3 4 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`x 3 4 5`
III	Faug	F A C#	`6 3 0 x`
III	Faug	F A C#	`6 7 8 x`
IV	G	G B D	`0 0 2 x`
IV	G	G B D	`x 0 2 3`
IV	G	G B D	`4 5 5 x`
IV	G	G B D	`7 5 2 x`
V	A	A C# E	`2 2 4 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x 2 4 5`
V	A	A C# E	`6 2 0 x`
V	A	A C# E	`x 7 4 0`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 2 1`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`4 3 5 x`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`7 3 2 x`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x 3 5 7`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`0 2 4 x`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 2 4 3`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`x 5 4 0`
VII	C#dim	C# E G	`6 5 7 x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x 0 4 1`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`2 0 4 x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`2 3 4 x`
I	Dm(maj7)	D F A C#	`x 0 4 5`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 5 3`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x 2 0 1`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x 3 0 0`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x 3 4 0`
III	Fmaj7#5	F A C# E	`x 2 4 1`
IV	G7	G B D F	`x 5 8 7`
V	A7	A C# E G	`x 7 10 9`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 0 1`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 0 2 x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 3 2 x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`4 0 0 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 2 2 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 2 2 3`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`4 2 4 x`
VII	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 5 2 0`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 0 0 0`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 2 0 1`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 3 0 0`
I	Dm(maj9)	D F A C# E	`x 0 4 0`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 5 8 7`
III	Fmaj9#5	F A C# E G	`x 7 10 9`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 0 x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x 0 0 1`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`2 0 2 x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`0 3 0 x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`0 2 2 x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`2 2 2 x`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`x 2 2 3`
V	A9	A C# E G B	`4 2 0 x`
VI	Bm9b5	B D F A C#	`x 11 14 13`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 0 2 x`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 0 2 0`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 0 2 3`
VII	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 0 4 x`

Progressions

Crosspicking (Forward)

Chords: Dm – Em – Faug – G – A – Bdim – C#dim

E|1-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|0-------0-----------0-----------|2-------2-----------2-----------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|0-----------0-----------0-------|

E|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
A|4-------4-----------4-----------|2-------2-----------2-----------|
D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|0-----------0-----------0-------|

E|5-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
A|4-------4-----------4-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|
D|2---2-----------2-----------2---|9---9-----------9-----------9---|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|7-----------7-----------7-------|

E|9-------------------------------|
A|10------10----------10----------|
D|11--11----------11----------11--|
G|9-----------9-----------9-------|

Crosspicking (Reverse)

Chords: Dm – Em – Faug – G – A – Bdim – C#dim

E|1-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|0-----------0-----------0-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|2-------2-----------2-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

E|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4-----------4-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|2-------2-----------2-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

E|5-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4-----------4-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
D|2---2-----------2-----------2---|9---9-----------9-----------9---|
G|2-------2-----------2-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|

E|9-------------------------------|
A|10----------10----------10------|
D|11--11----------11----------11--|
G|9-------9-----------9-----------|

Crosspicking 3-3-2 (Shuffler)

Chords: Dm – Em – Faug – G – A – Bdim – C#dim

E|1-------1-----------1-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|
A|0---0-----------0-----------0---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

E|1-------1-----------1-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|
A|4---4-----------4-----------4---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
D|3-----------3-----------3-------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

E|5-------5-----------5-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|
A|4---4-----------4-----------4---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
D|2-----------2-----------2-------|9-----------9-----------9-------|
G|2-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|

E|9-------9-----------9-----------|
A|10--10----------10----------10--|
D|11----------11----------11------|
G|9-------------------------------|

Crosspicking (McReynolds 3-1-2)

Chords: Dm – Em – Faug – G – A – Bdim – C#dim

E|1---1-----------1-----------1---|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
A|0-------0-----------0-----------|2-------2-----------2-----------|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

E|1---1-----------1-----------1---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
A|4-------4-----------4-----------|2-------2-----------2-----------|
D|3-----------3-----------3-------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

E|5---5-----------5-----------5---|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
A|4-------4-----------4-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|
D|2-----------2-----------2-------|9-----------9-----------9-------|
G|2-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|

E|9---9-----------9-----------9---|
A|10------10----------10----------|
D|11----------11----------11------|
G|9-------------------------------|

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